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Part of situation: Human smuggling sentencing in Texas (2 clusters)

Guatemalan man sentenced to 30 years for fatal Texas migrant smuggling

human smuggling migrant deaths San Antonio Rigoberto Ramón Miranda-Orozco Texas border

A federal judge has sentenced Rigoberto Ramón Miranda-Orozco, a 39-year-old Guatemalan national, to 30 years in prison for his role in a 2022 human smuggling operation that killed 53 migrants in San Antonio, Texas.

The tragedy occurred on June 27, 2022, when 64 migrants were transported in a tractor-trailer from Laredo to San Antonio. The vehicle's air conditioning failed during the journey in extreme heat, leading to mass casualties. When authorities discovered the abandoned trailer, 48 people were already dead; five others died later in hospitals. Among the victims were six children and a pregnant woman.

Miranda-Orozco, who was extradited from Guatemala in March 2025, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to bring migrants into the United States resulting in death and serious bodily injury. He admitted to arranging travel and accommodations for individuals involved in the transport.

This sentencing is the third in the case. Previously, Felipe Orduña Torres was sentenced to life in prison, and Armando González-Ortega received 83 years. Investigators noted that victims had shed clothing to cool down and left claw marks on the trailer walls in desperate attempts to escape.

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Armando González-Ortega · Felipe Orduña Torres · Guatemala · Justin R. Simmons · Orlando Garcia · Rigoberto Ramon Miranda-Orozco · Rigoberto Ramón Miranda Orozco · Rigoberto Román Miranda-Orozco · San Antonio · U.S. Department of Justice

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